National Consultant to Carry Out Existing Gaps in the Support of the Federation of Kenya Employers Gives to the Migrant Workers at International Labor Organization (ILO)

• The objective of the assignment is to carry out a comprehensive assessment of the role of employers in improving labour migration in Kenya, including the existing role FKE is playing in improving labour migration governance and the gap.

More Specifically,

• Review existing legal and policy frameworks on labour migration in Kenya and document the mandate given to employers and or lack thereof in labour migration governance.
• Undertake a review of labour migration trends in Kenya through an employer perspective with a focus on key issues of concern/interest to employers.
• Identify labour migration-related priorities from Kenya employer’s perspective.
• Review FKE policy, practice, strategy and other relevant documents of the organization to see if the issue of labour migration, including fair recruitment has been addressed/mainstreamed, identify the gap and make recommendation.
• Carry out an in-depth assessment on the role of private recruitment agencies in Kenya and their affiliation to FKE.
• Carry out a review of existing literature (published, programme documents) of policies, practices, guides on role employers play in labour migration governance, identify good practices for replication in Kenya.

Scope of work

The Consultant will undertake the following tasks:

• Analysis of current context of migration in Kenya
• Systematic review of recent data on current support offered by FKE to private employment agencies in Kenya and identify the gaps.
• Review literature on employers’ best practices in ensuring protection of migrant workers and improving labour migration governance regionally, continentally, and globally.
• Getting the views of private employment agencies, migrant workers, County governments and National governments on the subject matter.
• Carry out stakeholder engagement on the role and opportunity for FKE in the promotion of safe, orderly, and regular labour migration.
• Come up with recommendations for stakeholders that will address the gaps, support, and improve labour migration governance including the protection of migrant workers.
• Document and disseminate final report.

Methodology

• Desk review, including mapping of relevant stakeholders and their roles and responsibilities.
• Key informant interviews (KIIs) with relevant stakeholders, to be agreed with ILO and the FKE.

Deliverables

Below are major deliverables.

• Inception report including his/her understanding of the assignment, detailed methodology notes, research and analysis tools and a realistic and detailed workplan by December 7, 2023
• First draft of the report by January 10, 2024
• Delivery of presentation in a workshop with FKE staff and ILO to validate research findings by January 15, 2024
• Policy brief summarizing major finding and recommendations on how best employers can engage on improving labour migration governance based on international best practices by January 20, 2024
• Final full report, incorporating feedback from the validation w/shop as well as ILO and FKE by January 30, 2024

Reporting

• The international consultant will work under the overall supervision of the CTA, BRMM Project with line reporting to the designated official of the FKE.
• The ILO and FKE will review progress of the work and provide feedback as necessary and ensure payment of agreed amounts, based on performance and deliverable assessment(s).

Payment Schedule

• Payments will be made upon submission of quality and agreeable deliverables with associated invoices.
• 30% upon submission of inception report including his/her understanding of the assignment, detailed methodology notes, research and analysis tools and a realistic and detailed workplan.
• 30% upon submission of first draft of the report
• 20% upon delivery of presentation in a workshop with FKE staff and key constituents to validate research findings.
• 20% upon submission of final full report and incorporating feedback and a policy brief summarizing major finding and recommendations.

Duration of the Assignment

• The consultancy work will take 30 days within a period of two months. The assignment is expected to be undertaken between 01 December 2023 – 30 January 2024.

Qualifications and Expertise required.

• Post-graduate degree in Social Sciences, Migration Studies, Business, Economics, Statistics or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years relevant professional experience in research and labor migration/ labour market studies.
• Strong background and experience in data collection and analysis.
• Technical expertise in assessing issues of labor migration/ labour market and the ability to draw strong and valid conclusions and recommendations.
• Strong knowledge of labour migration is essential.
• Excellent communication and report writing skills.

Evaluation Criteria

• The successful candidate will have a mix of expertise and qualifications in the focus areas related to this assignment. Evaluation of the suitability of the Consultant to work on this assignment will
• be made against the following technical criteria:

Evaluation Criteria

• Maximum mark

Expertise/Qualification

• Post-graduate degree in Social Sciences, Migration Studies, Business, Economics, Statistics or related field. 10
• Minimum of 10 years relevant professional experience in research, data collection and analysis and labor migration/ labour market studies 10
• Experience working and interacting with UN agencies and government agencies, in particular the ministry of labour, ministry of immigration or interior, as relevant 10